Class Teacher (Year 6)
Cherry Orchard Primary Academy, Ebbsfleet, Kent, DA10 1AD30 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2025
Closing date
26 August 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
22 July 2024
Job details
Job role
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Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS commensurate with experience + London Fringe Allowance
What skills and experience we're looking for
Cherry Orchard Primary Academy has a great opportunity to appoint a Year 6 Class Teacher, joining the team from January 2025. Our successful candidate will be a part of our academy which opened in September 2017. Our teaching staff at Cherry Orchard Primary Academy provide outstanding educational opportunities for all of our pupils, and our appointed candidate will contribute to this and support our journey. We are looking for a fantastic practitioner who is a creative and imaginative teacher with the ability to plan highly effective learning opportunities that meet the needs of all children in our care.
Excellent classroom management skills and high expectations of all pupils are essential as well as a comprehensive knowledge of the curriculum and new assessment framework. Our successful candidate will have experience of teaching Key Stage 2, with this position being based within Year 6.
We are looking for someone who:
- Is a graduate with QTS and/or PGCE
- Has evidence of outstanding practice as a classroom teacher
- Has high levels of success in teaching in the primary sector and can demonstrate how they have been able to meet the needs of children with SEN/D
- Has the highest expectations of pupils and themselves
- Is enthusiastic, imaginative and forward thinking
- Has the ability to inspire, motivate and engage children to achieve and succeed
- Is able to form positive relationships with children, staff, parents and governors
- Possesses excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
What the school offers its staff
In return, we will offer you:
- The opportunity to help shape our future by joining a LAT academy
- A school community committed to raising achievement and attainment
- A stunning environment with modern building, excellent resources and facilities
- A strong commitment to support professional development opportunities
- A supportive Governing Body and Leadership Team
This is a full-time, permanent position offering MPS, based on experience + London Fringe Allowance. A fixed term contract would be considered should the candidate wish to have this option.
Further details about the role
At Cherry Orchard Primary Academy we will:
- Inspire and engage our children so they develop a lifelong love of learning
- Deliver a quality, inclusive education so all children are able to achieve to their full potential
- Create a learning environment where children feel safe and happy so are confident and enthused to ‘have a go’
- Ensure that all children feel valued and celebrate their success at every opportunity
- Provide learning experiences that include challenge for all, producing resilient and highly motivated learners
- Have a consistent, focused approach to managing behaviour, safeguarding, pastoral support and embedding British Values across all year groups
- Create a culture where staff work collaboratively as part of the wider team, sharing ideas and good practice and offering
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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About Cherry Orchard Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 452 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- Email address
- joinus@latrust.org.uk
Arranging a visit to Cherry Orchard Primary Academy
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